TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed a foraging gray whale less than 500 yards from shore for approximately 90 minutes. He or she stayed primarily in the same area for this time and then  began to swim southward while remaining that close to shore.

Also seen at PAL:

* 89 harbor seals

* 1 great blue heron who snatched a gopher for lunch

* 2 red-tailed hawks

* 2 American kestrels

* 3 black oystercatchers

* 1 bobcat in the field carrying a gopher

 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF